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1.1Bridge Lead (a high card) so as to take the opportunity to win a trick.

‘Usually, therefore, defense starts with one defender cashing a long suit, hoping that his partner will become void in the suit and be able to discard in another suit, or simply to pave the way for an attack in that same suit.’

‘Ann now cashes five clubs on which Bill discards down to the two aces and the 9’

Phrases

cash in one's chips

informal Die.

‘Roddy was in our monthly poker group that included a rowdy, hard-living group, nearly all of whom have cashed in their chips and are still great memories.’

‘The legendary Veronica Dunne sings the role of the Countess, who also cashes in her chips, but not until she has hit a few high notes.’

‘‘On the 11 th,’ he says, ‘I came close to cashing in my chips.’’

Phrasal Verbs

cash in

Take advantage of or exploit (a situation)

‘the breweries were cashing in on the rediscovered taste for real ales’

‘The Delhi Metro is also hopeful of cashing in on its growing popularity.’

‘Or do you, like me, feel exploited by big institutions cashing in on the phenomenon?’

‘It made him smile and he smiled all the way to the bank, cashing in on his fake war experiences to get himself a name.’

‘Even the city's Resistance Museum is cashing in on the orgy of national pride with its exhibit on Rembrandt in second world war propaganda.’